Video Smash Hits
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Video Smash Hits was an Australian music television
show which was broadcast on the Seven Network
in the early- to mid-1990s. It is not to be confused with Video Hits
, Network Ten
's long running music video
show which aired opposite Video Smash Hits on Saturday mornings. Both shows shared the same format.
Video Smash Hits featured four hosts during the run of the series: Michael Horrocks, Emily Symons
(of Home & Away fame), Toni Pearen
, and Kym Wilson
(who replaced Symons after she left the show "in disgust").
The popularity of the program also saw two compilation CDs released and a variety of 'Video Magazines' from 1991 to 1993 in association with the popular music magazine Smash Hits
.
Music television
Music television is a type of television programming which focuses predominantly on playing music videos from bands, usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable. Music TVs may host their own shows charts, award prizes. Examples are VIVA, Scuzz, MTV, JBTV, MuchMusic,...
show which was broadcast on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in the early- to mid-1990s. It is not to be confused with Video Hits
Video Hits (Australian TV series)
Video Hits was an Australian music video program that first aired on 15 February 1987. From 7 May 2011 it broadcasted on Network Ten for two hours each Saturday and Sunday morning: 10am – 12pm on Saturdays and 8am – 10am on Sundays. Video Hits was the world's second longest running music show...
, Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
's long running music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
show which aired opposite Video Smash Hits on Saturday mornings. Both shows shared the same format.
Video Smash Hits featured four hosts during the run of the series: Michael Horrocks, Emily Symons
Emily Symons
Emily Symons is an Australian actress.Symons's mother remarried when she was just four years old and Symons did not see her biological, English father again until ten years later. She left school before finishing her exams and launched herself into the acting world...
(of Home & Away fame), Toni Pearen
Toni Pearen
Toni Pearen is an Australian actress, singer, songwriter and TV presenter born in Cronulla, Sydney on 5 June 1972. She initially became recognisable through her role on soap opera E Street from 1989 until 1992. She had a pop music career in the early 1990s which included the release of an album and...
, and Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson
Kym Wilson is an Australian actress.Wilson was born in Brisbane, Australia. She completed her secondary education at Stella Maris College, Manly. Her first major role was in the television mini-series Brides of Christ and she remains best known for playing Darcy Hudson in A Country Practice...
(who replaced Symons after she left the show "in disgust").
The popularity of the program also saw two compilation CDs released and a variety of 'Video Magazines' from 1991 to 1993 in association with the popular music magazine Smash Hits
Smash Hits
Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
.